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Smith Makes Ten Saves In AMCC Loss

BUFFALO, NY – After playing 57 minutes of a scoreless AMCC soccer match, Hilbert surrendered three goals in the game’s final thirty-three minutes as the women’s team lost to D’Youville College October 16. Erin Smith {in photo to right} made 10 saves while giving up two scores for the Hawks, who dropped to 0-6-1 (2-11-1 overall). Rebecca Alvira chipped in one goal and one assist moving the Spartans to 4-3-1 and 8-5-1 overall.

Alvira scored her eight goal of the season at 57:02 and less than four minutes later Melissa LaVere took Alvira’s lead pass and snuck it past Smith for a 2-0 advantage. Ariana Scheidt finished the final twenty minutes in net for Hilbert and gave up one tally with two seconds remaining in the contest.

Up next, the Hawks will honor their seven seniors prior to the La Roche College 2-3-2 (6-6-3) game on October 20 at 1pm. Then, they close-out their season Tuesday, October 23 when they host Penn State Behrend, 5-1 (7-8) also at 1pm.

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.